Garment supporter



Dec. 15, 1931. P. FELDMAN EVT AL GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed Sept. 8. 1931 PHILIP IELDMAN, orientieren, AND REYNELIQE G .HQ ooRNIsiLoF vI troiivrolvi) HILL,k

Patented Dec. 15,11931 i 'y eeinviniir surronrnag l Y i l Application led September This invention relatesto improvements ini garment supporters, and has particular ref erence to a device for preventing the upward riding of the front of a shirt abovethe` top `of the trousers of a wearer, and to further` assist the belt or'suspende'rs in preventing sag` y notV interfere with the n free body of the trousers at the front thereof;

Another objectl of `thel inventionis e to' provide .a rdevice .of the character Vmentioned which is entlrely concealed when in worn position and which is comfortable in that it does movements of the wearer.

A further object of theinvention resides in the provision ofa. garment supporter for the above mentioned purposes which is simple, of construction, inexpensive ofimanuacture, easy to apply to or remove from its worn position, and which is strong andv durable for the purposes intended;

With these and other objects in'view, the invention resides in the certain novel con-VV struction, combination andk arrangement vof parts the essential features of which are here inafterfully set forth, are particularly point y ed out in the appended claims', and are v`illustrated in the accompanying which,

Figure 1 is a perspective viewof our im! proved garment supporter, showing the same in operative position for connecting the low- `er end of a shirt tothe upper or top end of a pair of trousers, the front walls of the trousers being open in order to reveal the supporter,

Figure 2 is a vert-ical longitudinal sectional view through the garment supporterfand showing the same in operative position, f

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view4 of the garment supporter per se, and;

Figure 4 is a top plan .view of the same.

. Referring to the drawings by reference characters, the numeral`10 designates our improved garment supporter in its entirety which comprises a shirt attaching element y11 and a button attaching element or member V12. The element 11 is constructed from a sin` gle piece of fiat metal and includes a. body 13 having its upper edge bent `over to provide a flange 14 which is disposed in spaced relation drawings, in

withirespect the body, the lower of the I flange being providedwith teeth V15. Thev body 13' is provided withfan elongated slot 16 which extends inwarddyy from Aone of the' side edges"thereof'andwhichslotis disposed on a Vplanejustfabove' the edges lof the teeth 15.' .Extending ,frorh the lower "edge'of the body are spaced alinede'ar's `17provided with l yopenings '18;for apurpose to bel presently'ex# plained; VVeappreciatethat various garment supporters .have been constructed in which the'shi'rtI attaching member-' is constructed' alongtheflines above setv forth but our in".

vention residesin the combi-nation ofsuch an attaching member Y with. the construction fof buttonattaching element 12 now' to be fully described. f' t:

vThe buttonattaching member 12 is constructed Y of a single length of stiff bendable wire'wliichis bent midwaybetween its ends to Jprovide a loop 19? whi'ch loop is open in io' i a'direction facing the shirt attaching membervll.` The .wire adjacent theopen end of theloop is'bent `outwardly. atfian' angle to" provide outwardly divergin'g walls or portions 20, which provide theyopen end of the loopy zwithf anv outwardly flared.` mouth 21. 'Ehe'.opposite end` ofthe wireis thencebent outwardly `tofo'rmarms 22 while thetersI minal ends' of the wire arebent at anan'gle lwithrespectrto the'arms22to :form'attachis "held, in a substantially horizontal' 'posi- Y Y tionvor in a position: with the lower edge fac-V ing upwardly.l Thezedge of the shirt 'front passes' into thexelongated As101516 until it strikesfthe closed4 endof the said slot, after which the plate'or body 18is turneddownf wardly which causes tlieteethL 16 to grip the fabric ofthe shirt. The letter B designates fas` whereupon the button attaching member 12` may be swung to a vertical position and the pants lifted so that the stitching connecting the button with the pants fabric passes through the outwardly flared mouth 21 `of the loop 19. The opposite walls ofthe loop.

19 adjacent the flared mouth extend inwardly as at 24 to provide a restricted passage which prevents the accidental disengagement of the stitching from the looped member-when in an inserted position therein. Although we have mentioned that theV member l2 is 4not connected tothe buttonuntil the shirt atf taching member 11` hasbeen moved to gripping engagement with the shirt,nevertheless theA button attaching member maybe: connected with the button prior to the movement of the shirt attaching member to clamping position in order that correct adjustment of the device may be made'relative'to the shirt.

From the foregoing description, ity will be seen that we have provided a garment vsupporter which may be quickly and easily'attached to theinside button of a pair of trousers and to the front edge of a shirt and which Vwill prevent the shirt from riding above the top edge of the trousers andalso` tures.

providea restricted passage at the open end thereof, while the free ends of said wire are extended outwardly in opposite directions and terminate in spaced alined eyes, said eyes passing through openings providedin said slotted platewhereby said button attaching member is swingingly connected to said plate. i u

2. A' garment supporter comprising a iat plate, attachingmeansformed in said plate byV which the same may be detachably con- Anected to ashirt, a button attaching member formed from a single length ofV stiff bendable wire, said length ofv wire being bent upon itself midway between its ends to provide a -lo'op open at one end, the wire beingube'nt outwardly at anangle in oppositedirections adjacent the open end of the loop to provide an outwardly flared moutlnthe free ends of said wire terminatingin eyesrwhich pass through 4spaced openings provided in saidl plate whereby, said button attaching member is swingingly'connectedto said fplate.

PHILIP,k FELDMAN. REYNELLE G'. n-ooRNIsH..

In testimonyiwhereofwe aix our signacoact with the Suspenders or belt of the wearer in supporting the front of thetrousers against sagging. By pivotally connecting the button attaching member 12 with the shirt attaching member 1l, a flexible joint is provided which permits Vthe forward bending of the wearer without causing the supporter pushing inwardly against the abdomen or body of the wearer.

, 'While we have'shown and described what we deem to be the most desirable embodiment of our invention, we Wish it to'be understoodv that Vvarious changes-as come within the'scopeV ofv the appended claims may be resorted'to' if desired. Y

Having thus .described the invention, what is claimed as new and what it is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the*V United States, is; 1 -Y 1. In a garment supporter in which a` slotted plate provided with grippinglteeth adjacent the slot is Vadapted'to be inserted and turnedl down to oausethe teeth to grip, a'button attaching member constructed of Vupon the edge of a shirt at the front thereof Y a single Y piece of stiff bendable wire, said jV Wire bent midway. between its ends to provide a looped portion,the opposed walls of the looped portion being bent inwardly `to, 

